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Guest speaker Temple Grandin speaks at the Atlantic Abilities Conference on Friday. Grandin is American professor of animal science at Colorado State University and consultant to the livestock industry on animal behaviour. – Eric Wynne

Securing and maintaining a job is difficult at the best of times. For individuals on the autism spectrum, this is doubly true. According to a 2013 study from Ontario, only 13.9 per cent of autistic Canadians work full time and 6.1 per cent work part time.

I write to you with an update on my nine-year-old son, Callum Sutherland. As you may recall, Callum is severely impacted by autism, and was released from the IWK hospital in early December of 2017, after several weeks as an inpatient. At the time of

I write to you with an update on my nine-year-old son, Callum Sutherland. As you may recall, Callum is severely impacted by autism, and was released from the IWK hospital in early December of 2017, after several weeks as an inpatient. At the time of

Autism Nova Scotia is pleased that the Nova Scotia Government has committed $1.4 million in the provincial budget, to be paid over three years, providing employment supports and services, including coaching, for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) refers to a broad spectrum of complex conditions that affect a person’s ability to communicate, as well as interact with others. It most often develops during early childhood and early diagnosis is now taking place due to increased knowledge and awareness of the spectrum.

I know from personal experience the power of teachers to mentor, to change and to influence our future generations. I have seen your passion in action while giving our younger, neurotypical generation of students

Re: Justin Trudeau’s response to Carly Sutherland, the Bedford mother who asked him this week at a “town hall” meeting in Lower Sackville about an autism strategy. The prime minister mentioned amounts of money spent mainly on research, which is essential, but it is not the answer.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced difficult questions from the crowd at a town hall in Lower Sackville on Tuesday, including from a member of the navy who has ALS and from the mother of a boy with severe autism.

Cape and Cowl Comics and Collectibles is no ordinary comic store. While you will definitely find your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man, Archie and Jughead and even a few ‘walkers,’ (essentially every comic from the classics to the more recent and much more), what you will also find is a ‘safe place.’

Nova Scotia mother Carly Sutherland’s heart-breaking story about her fears for the future of her nine-year-old severely autistic son Callum has opened many people’s eyes to the looming crisis of autism.

That painful story is a sadly familiar one to Halifax autism education expert Jan Keddy, former autism transition team